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The FISH Volunteer Centre are looking for good listeners - please see Practice News for more details. 15.01.18

We have gone live with electronic prescribing (EPS). EPS makes it possible for your prescription to be sent electronically to the pharmacy or dispenser of your choice. Please click on the EPS link on the right hand side for more information.

FLU VACCINATION

Please make an appointment for a flu vaccination if you are in any of these categories:

Children aged 2 and 3 years; Over 65s; Pregnant women;

Registered carers; Care home residents;

Aged 6 months to under 65 years and in a clinical risk group

Please click on our 2017-18 flu clinicpage on the right hand side of the screen for further information.

UPDATED 11.12.17

No Hepatitis A and limited combined Hepatitis A and Typhoid, Tetanus vaccines

We have limited supplies of Tetanus, combined Hepatitis A and Typhoid and no Hepatitis A. Please check on the availability of these vaccines with Reception in plenty of time before travelling. Patients may need to obtain these vaccines privately at the MASTA Travel Clinic in Reading or at a large Boots store if we do not have the vaccines in stock.

Carers

Are you a Carer?

Please let us know if you are a carer by either calling or emailing us at Sonning Common Health Centre. This way we can make sure you get the support you are entitled to.

Carers often see themselves as ordinary people just helping out a loved one or a friend. But, if the person you are helping really could not cope without you, you are a Carer and you have the right to support. Carers Oxfordshire will guide you to the many places where you can get advice and help, including information about benefits and direct payments which you could claim.

Quite often a caring relationship develops gradually; a couple gradually come to realise that the balance in their day-to-day relationship has changed and that one partner has, by degrees, become more responsible for the other. When this happens to you, it is important that you recognise the change, and that you are a carer with the right to support.

Most of all, as a carer, you must care for yourself. If you become so unwell that you can not sustain your caring role, your loved one will also be put at risk. Being on duty 24/7 is very demanding.

Carers Oxfordshire is a free service for adult carers caring for adults.

These are some of the ways in which we can help you:

What can I do? What should I do?

We can give one to one support from experts in your own home, including information about what benefits and direct payments you may be eligible for, and how you can get a break.

Who will help in an emergency?

Our Emergency Carers Support Service can give free emergency care for your loved one when a sudden illness or a family crisis means you can't do your carer's job.

Who else is doing what I do?

We run support groups where you can meet other carers and share your experiences with them. Your local support group meets in The Fish House, Kennylands Road, Sonning Common, RG4 9JT on the second Wednesday of the month from 2pm to 3.30pm . Please click here for further details Support Group Poster

How can I be a better carer?

We can help you to get training in the skills which will give you confidence to care, also many other free courses.

How will I know about changes affecting me?

We will send you a free Quarterly Newsletter called 'Care Matters' which is full of useful information, news and articles for carers